The most famous blizzard of course was in February of 1978. Snow fell for two days, piling up more than 30 inches in some areas and blowing snow created drifts much deeper than that. Cars and trucks were stranded on major highways and dozens of people lost their lives.

In a way, yes - but not because the snow itself has color. According to IFL Science, when sunlight penetrates a snowpack, the snow absorbs the red and yellow wavelengths of the light spectrum more readily, leaving blue light to be reflected back to our eyes. The effect becomes more noticeable as snow gets deeper.

Sheriff’s offices and departments collaborate with county emergency managers to determine whether current conditions with the weather and roadways constitute issuing a snow emergency level. LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow.

A series of winter storms brought fresh snow to California's Sierra mountains over the holiday weekend. Lake Tahoe area ski resorts reported significant snowfall, with base depths ranging from 16 to 76 inches. The storms helped build base depth for skiing ...

The latest forecast puts Central Park at 12 inches of snow, and that’s still the highest snowfall seen there in several years. The last time New York’s weather station in the park saw more than a foot of snow from a single storm was in 2021.

Track the amount of snow that's fallen in your area during the biggest storm of 2026 so far.

Forget robotaxis — a man and his robo-snow blower were the envy of X during the weekend's winter storm.

A snow squall warning is in effect for parts of Northeast Ohio as a fast-moving burst of heavy snow and strong winds moves across the Cleveland area.